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esommer
Since 17 Aug 2016
64 Posts
PDX
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Sun Dec 18, 16 9:39 pm Marking gear |
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Hi all - Looking for your recommendations on the best way to mark gear (boards, bars, and bags) so someone doesn't accidentally run off with my gear while we're down in LV (or can return my board if/when I lose it ). Thanks! |
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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
1478 Posts
Hood River
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Mon Dec 19, 16 8:08 am |
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Use a sharpie permanent marker - name, cell phone #, and email address.
Use it on your board, kites, bars, and pump,
It will wear off eventually but will last for the duration of your trip. |
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unbob
Since 31 Aug 2008
260 Posts
'da Gorge/LaV
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Mon Dec 19, 16 8:31 am |
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Sharpie Extreme
Sharpie Extreme permanent markers have high-contrast ink that resists fading when exposed to harsh UV rays, rain, snow, and even mud. Great for outdoor gear, sports equipment, backpacks and water bottles, Sharpie Extreme delivers bold color and can be used on most surfaces, including plastic, glass and wood.
http://www.sharpie.com/en-US/sharpie-extreme-sp-03857 _________________ Slack Lines Suck! |
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west
Since 09 Oct 2008
136 Posts
Lake Michigan
Stoked
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Mon Dec 19, 16 8:36 am |
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The ol sharpie solution...E for effort! Unfortunatly it will wear off and can be erased....hard to mark a kite effectively, but on a board, you can permanently label it very easily during the lamination process...
Keep an eye on that gear |
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4212 Posts
Camas
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Mon Dec 19, 16 10:02 am |
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I use a label marker with waterproof labels. They don't wear off and you can remove them easily when it's time to sell. Yep, the thieves can remove them too, but I don't figure they'll return stuff they steal anyways. Marking is so the honest people--most people--can return your property. Kites I take pictures of and record the serial number.
If it a special board that you'll never sell I'd have your name & number artistically airbrushed on and clear coated over. |
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Bennett
Since 26 Sep 2014
16 Posts
Portland
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Mon Dec 19, 16 12:36 pm |
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I used black nail polish to write on the top of my board. Its lasted 3 years without a chip! |
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Matt V
Since 26 Oct 2014
462 Posts
Summer- OR Coast, Winter - My van near good snow
Explosive Diarrhea
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Mon Dec 19, 16 1:18 pm |
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Mark your gear so another kiter does not have to steal it from someone intent on stealing it just because it did not have someone's name on it.
I rescued a Cabrinha surfboard from 3-mile 2 years ago. I was at Rufus, and another kiter that was just at 3-mile came by and told me that some fisherman was going to keep a board left there. Since none of the remaining kiters in his group could claim it as theirs, or knew whose it was, the fisherman said they were going to keep it. Upon hearing that, I cooked up a ruse where I would go out there and look around the bushes and see if the fisherman spoke up. They did (to their honesty credit), and 1.5 hours round trip driving I had the board. Luckily the owner posted here about it and it made it back into their hands.
But think about if the owner would have shown up just after I did and I was saying the board was mine. I would have looked like the thief. But it was worth the risk to get some idiot's board back and keep it out of the hands of someone with no claim to it.
Mark your stuff so would be rescuers can have an easier time while attempting to do a good deed. _________________ MSN has temporarily removed commenting on our websites while we explore better ways for you to engage in discussion on the issues you care about. |
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chrissmack
Since 08 Jun 2005
522 Posts
portland
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Mon Dec 19, 16 1:30 pm |
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label maker. i make a long label, and fold it on itself to have my name on the oh shit handle rings, and rings on my harness. they don't fade. not theft proof, but i'm doing it for the times when i leave something at the site. |
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pixelpedro
Since 18 Jan 2013
20 Posts
Lake Worth, FL
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Mon Dec 19, 16 1:56 pm |
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Hit a sign shop and have them make a sticker with ur info out of reflective vinyl, that stuff is tough as hell and a royal pain in the ass to remove once applied and been on for a little while. and depending on size you can get a bunch plotted out on a strip that will only cost u like $8 and you get like five 3.5 x 2 stickers (roughly), depending on the shop of course. |
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esommer
Since 17 Aug 2016
64 Posts
PDX
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Tue Dec 20, 16 8:34 pm |
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Thanks all! |
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